Dubai. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started a comprehensive investigation into the serious mid-air incident on flydubai flight FZ1073 going from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) officially stated that judicial authorities have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances, causes and possible motive of the case.
Dispute in the cockpit, pilot attacked with knife
It is being told that there was a dispute between the pilot and co-pilot inside the flight deck of the Boeing 737 aircraft. Meanwhile, the co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot with a knife. Initial information also claimed that an attempt was being made to crash the plane during the incident.
After the situation worsened, the flight's route was changed. The flight was diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely.
UAE Attorney-General gave instructions for special investigation
According to the UAE Foreign Ministry, the country's Attorney-General Counselor Dr. Hamad Al Shamsi has directed to form a special team of Public Prosecution to get to the bottom of the matter.
This team is responsible for the incident Exact reasons, circumstances and motives Will investigate. The aim of the authorities is to find out what happened in the flight deck of the plane due to which the situation became so serious and the flight had to be diverted from its scheduled route.
Plane landed safely in Tabuk
After the incident, the plane landed safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. After the landing of the aircraft, the safety of the passengers and crew was ensured. The investigation into the case is now progressing under the leadership of UAE judicial authorities.
At present the investigating agencies are investigating all aspects related to the incident. The co-pilot's alleged motive and claim of attempting to damage the aircraft will become clear only after the investigation is completed.